We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.
Night Always Comes (Netflix, August 15)
An adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same name, Night Always Comes follows Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby as a struggling woman facing eviction in a city where gentrification is displacing the working class. Reminiscent of Uncut Gems, the high-stakes film unfolds and escalates over one nerve-wracking night, as Kirby desperately attempts to raise the $25,000 she needs to keep a roof over her head. With an all-star cast that includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, and Julia Fox, the relentless Night Always Comes will have you sweating buckets.
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (Netflix, August 15)
The weightloss reality competition The Biggest Loser premiered in 2004, becoming an instant cultural phenomenon. 20 years on from its debut, through candid interviews with former contestants, trainers, and producers, Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser sets out to examine the show’s controversial legacy and “the balance between entertainment and wellbeing.” Brace yourself for a haunting behind-the-scenes look at The Biggest Loser, one of the most mean-spirited reality TV shows to ever air.
The Floor (ThreeNow, August 17)
Already an international smash-hit, The Floor is finally heading down under with an Australian adaptation of the high-paced quiz show. Hosted by fan-favourite actor (turned game master) Roger Corser, 81 trivia nerds face off in timed duels on a giant LED floor. Starting with a single tile representing their specialist subject, players battle to win their opponents’ tiles and expand their territory. Whoever conquers the entire floor takes home a whopping cash prize and a lifetime of bragging rights.
FX’s Alien: Earth (Disney+, August 13)
From Noah Hawley, the mind behind FX’s Fargo and Legion, comes the hotly-anticipated Alien: Earth, a “rare prequel that serves to enrich its source material, breathing new life into a once-tired franchise.” Set two years before the events of Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror, a mysterious deep-space research vessel and its rag-tag crew of synthetics and soldiers crash-land on a dystopic Earth. The accident exposes billions of potential hosts to its nightmarish extraterrestrial cargo. With this “creepy, crawly wonder” ready to burst onto screens, just remember that in space, no one can hear you scream. The same can’t be said for your living room.
Butterfly (Prime Video, August 13)
Adapted from the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Lost star Daniel Dae Kim is David Jung, a Bourne-esque former US intelligence operative. The kickass Jung is trying to stay under the radar amid the hustle and bustle of Seoul, but his murky past comes back to haunt him when his estranged daughter, also a deadly operative, is assigned to kill him. Pitting familial bonds against the cut-throat world of global espionage, Butterfly is “the realization of a longtime dream to bring together American and Korean storytellers” and is bound to be an explosive watch.
Pick of the Flicks: September 5 (Neon, August 12)
Premiering at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, September 5 is a taut thriller that chronicles the 1972 Munich Massacre through the eyes of the ABC Sports crew who made media history with their live coverage of the harrowing event. Just a few hundred metres from the athletes’ village, the ABC team, from the confines of their studio control room, suddenly grapple with the practicalities and ethics of broadcasting a terrorist attack in real time to millions. Described as “a muscular, well-made picture with the tang of cold sweat”, it’s no surprise that September 5 scored an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
The rest
Netflix
Final Draft (August 12)
Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy (August 12)
Love Is Blind: UK: S2 (August 13)
Young Millionaires (August 13)
Fixed (August 13)
Songs From the Hole (August 13)
Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians (August 13)
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage (August 14)
In the Mud (August 14)
Miss Governor: S1 P2 (August 14)
Night Always Comes (August 15)
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (August 15)
The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies (August 15)
TVNZ+
Michael Mosely’s Wonders of the Human Body (August 11)
Killer Couples (August 12)
The Switch (August 12)
3:10 to Yuma (August 12)
Celebrity Race Across the World S2 (August 13)
Outback Crystal Hunters (August 14)
Dream Car Fixers (August 14)
Bay of Fires S2 (August 16)
Celebrity Gladiators (August 17)
ThreeNow
The Family Next Door (August 11)
The Fall of Diddy (August 13)
Brassic S1-S4 (August 15)
The Floor (August 17)
Neon
Jaws vs Mega Croc (August 11)
Great White Sex Battle (August 11)
Your Monster (August 11)
Teen Titans Go S9 (August 11)
Alien Sharks: Death Down Under (August 12)
Black Mako of the Abyss (August 12)
How to Survive a Shark Attack (August 12)
Kraven the Hunter (August 12)
September 5 (August 12)
Expedition Unknown: Shark Files (August 13)
Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark (August 13)
Goodrich (August 13)
Triple Threat S1 (August 13)
People Magazine Presents 50th Anniversary: The Iconic Cases (August 13)
Caught! Sharks Strike Back (August 14)
Surviving Jaws (August 14)
Marcial Maciel: The Wolf of God S1 (August 14)
Dragged Across Concrete (August 14)
George Clarke’s Homes in the Wild S1 (August 14)
Florida’s Death Beach (August 15)
Great White Assassins (August 15)
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake S1 (August 15)
Oh Hell! S1-S2 (August 15)
The Punisher (August 15)
The Punisher: War Zone (August 15)
Maria (August 16)
Luis & The Aliens (August 16)
Attack of the Devil Shark (August 16)
Battle For Shark Mountain (August 16)
Stars At Noon (August 17)
Prime Video
Butterfly (August 13)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia S2 (August 13)
The Siege at Thorn High (August 15)
Den of Thieves: Pantera (August 15)
Werewolves (August 16)
Red Right Hand (August 18)
Disney+
Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends (August 12)
FX’s Alien: Earth (August 13)
Big City Greens: S4 (August 13)
Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge (August 13)
King of the Hill: S14 (August 14)
Apple TV+
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (August 15)
Shudder/AMC+/Acorn/HIDIVE
I Saw the Face of the Devil (Shudder, AMC+, August 11)
Never Have I Ever (Shudder, AMC+, August 11)
